Carl Pilgirm, Steve Redfern, Matt Carter and John MUrray
Save your money Rodders!! It"s the same day as my birthday party, I"ve tried to get out of it but SWMBO is having none of it.
Fair play Matt, Night on the beer FTW it is then. No doubt we will see you later in the festival.
Well it is now ten more sleeps until the WCOAP begins. Right now it is almost certainly the thing I am looking forward to the second most of 2016. Although if I do the IPO in Dublin that could rival it.
As some people my know I am a big fan of Formula One and the new season starts on the same day as the WCOAP (qualifying session at least). Testing is complete and Mercedes, as expected, remain the benchmark it. Sadly McHonda still seem a long way away, expect this season to be Jenson Buttons last. Hopefully Alonso will go on for a few more seasons and have the chance to gain some success with the team. Red Bull look nowhere but Torro Rosso look half decent, we will see if they remain there throughout the season. I see a decent battle between Toro Rosso, Williams and maybe Force Inida behind Merecedes and Ferarri. I expect Hamilton to win the title unless Ferrari are much better than expected as even if they are on par I would expect Hamilton to get the better of Vettel. Rosberg could be involved if he makes a good start which may advantage Vettel as Merc could have two drivers fighting for the title against only one from Ferrari. My top three are 1) Hamilton 1) Rosberg 3) Vettel (not really ground breaking)
Did a very decent session of Poker today 1000 hands (was off work due to being in this weekend). Pleased with my session today, I won $122 and played well most of the time, one or two hands that could have been better but that is always the case. Right now I am running really good but really happy with my form going into the WCOAP over $1000 up already this year on the Stars Hydra ($25 6-max) Zoom after today in what is a pretty tough game. This suggests my basic play is good and looking back through I am playing the main reg"s well if I maintain this level through the WCOAP I have a chance of over taking Brian in the POTY race, gonna be really hard but have a chance. Here are a good few hands form today. By the way Friday will be the last poker update as my game is where I need it and will be taking a break before Stratford to be on top form before the start.
This is a stange hand and is all about the King hitting the turn that is what makes the triple barrell possible after he checks to me 3 times
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18225878_B102BB5AD4This next hand might well not be played perfectly but when he raise a draw heavy flop I know his range is largely draws
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18225887_D55735FB3DIt"s easy to miss a value bet on the river in this hand but he has a pair that he is calling with too often to do that
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18225907_D360227029Bit of a mis-step here but BvB is a strange dynamic. OOP I should not call the small 3-bet though reverse implied odds are too big
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18226072_CFB5FE8D48Hard one to read this one, after he bet the turn the river does not help him and he should check most hands, he CAN have a monster but would expect bigger bets.
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18226364_2111F339BDThis is a mistake, not sure what I am doing preflop here, he was quite a tight player but don"t have the odds for that call. Not a hand to be pleased with.
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18226398_4BD2333B47Really like my play here though against a super aggro
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18227353_34FFFD115FNeed to remember to make these folds, they are very easy by now tbh.
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18229427_C61FF248CAGetting full value from AA here. I have my opponent marked as a good player so not sure what he is doing here.
http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/18229353_47A69F2347So there you have it, not perfect but confident of being able to out perform most people in this game.
Time to pick the second final tablist in the main event then. This man is an APAT LEGEND. A great poker player and one of the most respected men on the APAT tour as both a poker player and general APAT guy. He is active on the forum and is reliable for sharing any APAT updates on Facebook. He is also somebody who will always try to make new comers to APAT welcome, and somebody who a lot of us could learn something from in this way. Although he is more of an Omaha player than a Holdem player this has not stopped him winning two live golds and WCOAP Bracelet and most impressively top the APAT money list. The Season 6 UK and Eorpean Champion and my second selection for the final table at the 2016 WCOAP, the man himself, Mr. Carl Pilgrim
To be honest the first two obviously pick themselves, its gets harder after this. Today"s song is partly aimed at the first two selections and what winning this event could mean to them.
For all you people who have Bet365 accounts they are doing a £50 free Bet on the Chelsea game tonight, you have to bet £50 pre match to get a risk free in play £50 Bet. I will be completing it as a matched bet so will make about £30 off this offer. This will put me just over £100 up on Matched betting this month, should be more but locked money up for a week due to getting the last leg of two accumulators wrong. Will have to wait until Friday to create new accumulators though nothing worth doing at the moment.
Song for the day is one for everybody travelling to the WCOAP and what this event can mean
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jukv9Q1eR2g[/youtube]
